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It started with a business event in the East Midlands and has grown to a movement which engages people who Love Business and pulls together all the organisations who can help businesses of any size. Love Business News is a powerful B2B marketing and publicity platform which can get your brand in front of thousands of senior business leaders, executives and decision-makers across the region.

Networking & Events

24 April 2024
24 April 2024
25 April 2024

NCG-UK NCG Networking Breakfast

Time: 7:15am - 9:00am
Where:
26 April 2024

Network for Local Business Weekly Breakfast Meeting

Time: 7:00am - 8:30am
Where: Thringstone
26 April 2024

BNI Loughborough BNI Loughborough

Time: 6:30am - 8:45am
Where:
27 April 2024

BNI Ausum BNI Ausum

Time: 9:45am - 11:45am
Where: South Normanton
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22nd April 2024

EMEC Ecology Bolsters Expertise with Double Appointment

East Midlands Environmental Consultants (EMEC), headquartered in Nottingham, strengthens its ecology team with the recent appointments of Chloe Newberry and Athina Constantinou.
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22nd April 2024

Students at Lubrizol go the distance to help support their peers’ mental health

A group of 18 students at Derbyshire science company Lubrizol are going the extra mile this April to raise money for an important charity supporting mental health.
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22nd April 2024

Business Secretary praises Nottingham packaging firm on 'plastic switch'

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has visited one of the UK's leading food packaging manufacturers to see how it is helping its customers find alternatives to plastic.  
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22nd April 2024

Digital PR agency Tank appointed by Eurocell PLC as it looks to increase key product sales

Digital PR agency Tank, has been appointed by the home improvement specialist, Eurocell PLC, as it looks to increase sales across its core product range.
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22nd April 2024

Microlise Group to support operators in face of new DVS requirements

Microlise Group, a leading global provider of innovative technology solutions, has today announced its alignment with the latest Transport for London (TfL) Direct Vision Standards (DVS) requirements, set to take effect on Monday 28th October 2024.
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22nd April 2024

Leading property consultancy boosts Midlands agency team with two hires at Ashby office

A leading property consultancy has strengthened its Midlands agency team after two new hires joined the business.
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20th April 2024

Poppy PR ‘blossoms’ with new hire

A leading East Midlands PR agency has sprung into action to acquire more expert support during a busy season.
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20th April 2024

Resin Flooring Firm Lays Future Foundations with New Premises

A groundbreaking resin flooring company which uses recycled plastic in its installations has opened its new premises in Loughborough today - a move which will future proof the firm for many years to come.  
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20th April 2024

Volunteers sleigh fundraising targets to support worthy causes

A group of village volunteers from Castle Donington that helped to save one of the town's most popular Christmas events have donated £3,720 to local community groups. 
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20th April 2024

Leading uniform supplier is searching for uniform heroes to surprise with prizes throughout 2024.

The search for 2024’s Uniform Heroes is well underway, with over 50 amazing entries published so far.
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20th April 2024

Leicestershire charities receive donation from building society

esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, has announced the results of its online In the Community scheme for the first quarter of 2024. Through voting on the esbs website, two local charities receive a share of £500 each quarter.
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20th April 2024

Base 51 charity receives funding from Global’s Make Some Noise to expand OutBurst, its LGBTQIA+ Youth Club

Base 51, Nottingham’s leading youth charity, is excited to relaunch OutBurst, its LGBTQIA+ youth group, with an expanded service in April 2024.
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20th April 2024

Leicester’s Healand Clinic wins top awards in Healthcare Innovation and Pain Management

Healand Clinic, a leading private healthcare provider, earns the Most Innovative Private Healthcare Clinic 2024 and the Excellence Award in Pain Management from GHP Magazine, highlighting its transformative patient care.
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19th April 2024

Financial planning firm shortlisted for illustrious local awards

A leading financial planning firm has been named as a finalist in two categories of the prestigious SME Northamptonshire Business Awards.
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19th April 2024

Derby company Barron McCann shortlisted for national award for its work with retail giants Iceland

A leading Derby business has been shortlisted for a national award for its work with a top High Street grocery retailer.
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19th April 2024

Flare Partners with Bolt to Revolutionise Rider Safety

Flare, a pioneer in safety technology and part of the Microlise Group, has forged a new partnership with Bolt, the largest micromobility operator in Europe, to elevate the safety and visibility of riders globally.
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19th April 2024

BPP Education Group announces the acquisition of Buttercups Training

BPP Education Group, the global leader in professional and vocational education, is delighted to announce its acquisition of Buttercups Training Ltd.
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19th April 2024

Mediq relocates to £30m UK headquarters at Castle Donington

Leading healthcare provider Mediq has centred its UK operations at a huge new base in Castle Donington.
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19th April 2024

Bakewell entrepreneur, Rob Hattersley, hopes to turn long-shut former bank into a premium Peak District dining destination

Peak District hospitality entrepreneur, Rob Hattersley has announced his hope to transform the historic Royal Bank of Scotland building, in the heart of Bakewell, into a premium dining experience.  
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19th April 2024

Shakespeare Martineau announces Leicester promotions

National law firm for life and business Shakespeare Martineau has announced nine promotions across a variety of teams and locations, including two in Leicester.
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19th April 2024

Marrons announces Leicester promotion

Planning, design and development consultancy Marrons has announced two promotions across its planning and socio-economics teams, including one in Leicester.
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19th April 2024

Reuse packaging company, Reuseabox, announced as a finalist for the Small Business awards.

Reuseabox, based in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, has been chosen as a finalist for the Net Hero award at this year’s Small Awards.
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19th April 2024

Three newly-qualified solicitors join Browne Jacobson’s education team

Browne Jacobson’s education practice continues to grow after welcoming three newly-qualified solicitors in this year’s intake.
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18th April 2024

Nicola launches HR Dept Loughborough, West Bridgford, and Ashby-De-La-Zouch.

A human resources expert from Ashby-de-la-Zouch has established her own business offering HR advice and support to local small and medium-sized companies in the area.
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18th April 2024

Cowork Club brings creative freelancers together to tackle work isolation

A brand-new innovative coworking event being held at Northampton’s Vulcan Works aims to bring together solo entrepreneurs and freelancers and tackle isolation and loneliness at work.
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18th April 2024

Nottingham To Welcome Thousands of Ice Hockey Fans For Annual Showpiece

Motorpoint Arena is pulling out all the stops to stage an epic weekend for more than 6,500 ice hockey fans descending on Nottingham for the season finale play offs.
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18th April 2024

Fluid Ideas makes key appointment to its senior team

Full-service creative agency Fluid Ideas has made a key strategic addition to its senior team with the appointment of Olivia Elliott as its head of performance and innovation.
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18th April 2024

Local Business OHK Earns Gold Recognition at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2024

OHK (formerly known as Oak House Kitchen), a local East Midlands-based business, is proud to announce their recent Gold Award win at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2024.
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18th April 2024

Global expansion continues for UK-based optics company

Nottingham-based tissue-therapy company NuVision Biotherapies has expanded its global presence with the consolidation of a new partnership in the Netherlands.
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18th April 2024

Browne Jacobson to advise East London Waste Authority on major waste programme

Browne Jacobson is supporting one of the UK’s largest waste authorities to plan how it will manage its recycling and waste treatment and disposal services for the next few decades.
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18th April 2024

1284 shortlisted for Specialist PR Consultancy of the Year

1284 has been shortlisted for Specialist PR Consultancy of the Year at the industry-leading CIPR Excellence Awards 2024.
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18th April 2024

Kuku Connect Receptions - April, May 2024

Kuku Connect Receptions - April, May 2024
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18th April 2024

Students bring skills to one of county’s finest hotels

An historic Nottinghamshire hotel welcomed a new workforce this spring as students from West Nottinghamshire College took over the kitchens, bars, restaurants and spa for a week.
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17th April 2024

CUBO ANNOUNCES SECOND DERBY WORKSPACE

Leading flex office provider Cubo has announced that it is set to open its second workspace in Derby, taking the total number of sites across the UK to eleven.
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17th April 2024

LWA Loughborough Colour Run is back on Sunday 23rd June 2024 Registrations are now LIVE!

LWA’s Loughborough Colour Run is back for a sixth year and promises to be a fun, family-friendly event not to be missed!
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17th April 2024

Countdown on for the top 100 UK female led businesses

On the 25th of April, E2E, a driving force behind entrepreneurship, whose community contributes £230bn in turnover to the UK economy and employs 1.15 million people, will announce the top 100 female-led businesses in the UK.
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17th April 2024

Record attendance at Countryside Lincs 2024

The Lincolnshire Agricultural Society (LAS) has announced record-breaking attendance at its annual Countryside Lincs event.
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17th April 2024

University of Nottingham driving force behind new driver drowsiness and attention warning system

The University of Nottingham's Human Factors Research Group, in collaboration with BlueSkeye AI, has successfully validated the company's vehicle drowsiness detection technology for use in cars in Europe ahead of a new law which comes into effect on 7 Jul
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17th April 2024

New Woodlands Room brings the outside in at hospice

A new multi-purpose room designed ‘to bring the outside in’ has opened at Cynthia Spencer Hospice.
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17th April 2024

Game On For Derby Business Community

Local companies and organisations are being invited to recapture their childhoods and compete in a series of fun sporting challenges based on the traditional school sports day.
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17th April 2024

Love Sadler Gate Promises Blooming Good Time at Spring Market

Love Sadler Gate, the collective of independent businesses in the iconic Derby Cathedral Quarter street, will be holding a vibrant Spring Market on Saturday May 4 from 11am to 4pm.
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17th April 2024

Hallam expands Project Management team

Strategic full-service digital agency, Hallam, continues to develop its Client Services department, welcoming a new hire and internal promotion to its Project Management team. 
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17th April 2024

OFFICE TAKE UP IN CHESTERFIELD SURGES AS 54,000 SQ FT LET FOLLOWING REFURB

DHU Healthcare CIC and a 5A1 covenant strength company have become the latest anchor tenants to snap up newly refurbished office space in Chesterfield as FI Real Estate Management’s (FIREM) office development, The Quad, is fully let.
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16th April 2024

Step into the spotlight: apply now to host a Leicester Business Festival event

This year, the Leicester Business Festival (LBF) celebrates its impactful journey over the past decade including an impressive track record of 938 events and the involvement of nearly 50,000 people.
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16th April 2024

Armsons Barlow chooses Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance as its annual charity

Derby-based project managers, construction cost consultants, and building surveyors, Armsons Barlow have adopted the Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance (DF4T) as their annual charity.
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16th April 2024

Lincolnshire showcasing £1bn of investment opportunities as exhibitor at UKREiiF

Councils from Greater Lincolnshire will be represented at the annual real estate investor forum UKREiiF next month, alongside representatives from the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (GLLEP) and Team Lincolnshire - a public and private s
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16th April 2024

UK Medical device manufacturer, Pennine Healthcare honoured as finalists i three prestigious awards after latest Medilink Midlands Recognition

Pennine Healthcare are proud to have been shortlisted as finalists for the Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2024, which will be held on Thursday 9th May.
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16th April 2024

Barlborough-based housebuilder Avant Homes appoints group head of marketing

Barlborough-headquartered housebuilder Avant Homes has promoted Alicia Hattersley to the position of group head of marketing in just over a year since she joined the business.
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16th April 2024

New London office marks milestone in global expansion for local recruitment agency

Distinct, a leading recruitment agency headquartered in Nottingham, opened its first office in London last week.
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16th April 2024

HelloFresh celebrates the opening of its largest European distribution centre in Derby

HelloFresh – the UK’s leading recipe box company and food solutions group – celebrated the opening of its latest flagship automated production facility in Derby.
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16th April 2024

Eddisons secures £1.2m funding for Derby schools buildings improvements

Property consultant Eddisons has secured more than £1.2m of funding on behalf of the Odyssey Collaborative Trust, which runs seven primary schools in Derby, to improve buildings across four of its schools in the city.
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15th April 2024

East Midlands Small Business of the Year Nachural Awards 2024

What a fantastic evening for Quiet Storm and the event was made all the more enjoyable by winning SME of the year award.
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14th April 2024

Living Without Abuse host their first Charity Quiz night to raise vital funds and support local victims of domestic abuse

Fundraisers from LWA are hosting a charity quiz night to raise funds and allow them to continue to support anyone affected by domestic abuse across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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13th April 2024

Children See Farm Animals for the First Time at Bluebells Farm School

Bluebells Farm Park, a family-run farm park and micro-dairy based on the outskirts of Derby in Spondon, has relaunched its popular educational programme for schools and nurseries across the region to learn all about farming and the environment.
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13th April 2024

Derby-based Infuse celebrate 20th anniversary of “integral” team member Ian Taylor

Derby-based IT solutions provider Infuse Technology is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of Technical Training Mentor Ian Taylor joining the firm.
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12th April 2024

Charlie’s chef success

A trainee chef at West Nottinghamshire College has enjoyed a week of learning new skills at a Derbyshire-based, three rosette restaurant and secured a new job.
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